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Title Abstract Author Volume Issue Date Publishedsort ascending Geographic Identifier Subject Areas
U.S. and Swiss Governments Reveal Details of Agreement to Provide Information of UBS Accountholders On November 17, 2009, the U.S. and Swiss governments released the Annex to the August 19, 2009, agreement resolving the dispute between the U.S. and UBS over the John Doe summons issued by the U.S.... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 United States, Switzerland Bank Secrecy, Taxation
Libya Prosecutes 2 Swiss Businessmen for Tax and Visa Crimes In a politically charged case, two Swiss businessmen have become hostages and now, although released, have been told they must face a trial before the end of the year for tax evasion and violating... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 Switzerland, Libya Immigration, Taxation, Prisoner Rights
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 Senators Baucus and Kerry and Congressmen Rangel and Neal introduced the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 (“Act”). The Act would combat tax evasion by U.S. persons using foreign accounts... David Spencer 26 1 2010-01-01 World, United States Taxation, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE The Practice of International and Transnational Policing by John Casey, Carolina Press, ISBN 978-1-59460-425-6, 2010, 245 pp. This book discusses three key areas of the international dimension of policing: (1) comparative policing and the creation of international “good practice” (Chapters 1, 2 and 3); (2) cooperative... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 World Administration of Justice, Book Review, International Cooperation
International Cooperation Results in U.S. Indictment of Major Hacking Ring Targeting Credit Card Processor On November 10, 2009, a federal grand jury indicted eight Russian and Eastern European computer hackers, alleging they participated in a crime ring that allegedly gained entry into ATMs in hundreds... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 Russia, Estonia Fraud, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes, Computer Crimes, Financial Supervision
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Approves Extradition and Mutual Assistance Agreements with the U.S. and Progresses on Other Initiatives On October 23, 2009, the European Union’s (EU) Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council had its 2969th meeting and took action on a number of fronts, including to ratify its extradition and mutual... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 United States, Europe Extradition, Human Rights, Human Trafficking, European Union, Mutual Legal Assistance, Treaties
U.S.-Mexico Binational Task Force on Border Issues Proposes Policy Changes On November 13, 2009, the Binational Task Force on the United States-Mexico Border made a number of policy recommendations for improving security on the border...(more) Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 United States, Mexico Immigration, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking
G-20 Promises Action on Tax Havens and Non-cooperative Jurisdictions On November 7, 2009, during its meeting in St. Andrews, the G-20 issued a progress report, calling on all jurisdictions to adhere to the international standards in prudential, tax and anti-money... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 World Money Laundering, Administration of Justice, International Organizations, Taxation, White Collar Crime, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes, Financial Crimes, Financial Supervision
Special Court for Sierra Leone Sends 8 to Serve Sentence in Rwanda While ICTR Maintains Rwanda’s Prisons Are Inhumane On November 1, 2009, the arrival of eight Sierra Leone convicts to serve their prison sentences in Rwanda has contrasted with and imposed pressure on the decision of the International Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 Sierra Leone, Rwanda Extradition, International Courts, Prisoner Rights
House Ways & Means Subcommittee Shows Support for Foreign Bank Account Reporting and Tax Compliance Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) opened the hearing on Foreign Bank Account Reporting and Tax Compliance by discussing the success of the IRS in obtaining information in the UBS case. He said Rangel and... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 United States, Malta, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, monaco Jurisdiction, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
U.S. Attends ICC State Assembly of Parties On November 18, 2009, U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues Stephen Rapp and U.S. State Department legal advisor Harold Koh led the U.S. observer delegation to the International Criminal... Bruce Zagaris 26 1 2010-01-01 United States, Uganda War Crimes, International Courts
U.S. Trial Exposes Guyana’s Internal Political Conflicts and International Enforcement Issues On June 15th, 2006, Shaheed “Roger” Khan was arrested in Suriname, in a law enforcement operation that resulted in the seizure of 213 kilograms of cocaine. The Surinamese government then transported... Shujaat Khan 25 12 2009-12-01 United States, Guyana Administration of Justice, Intelligence, Murder, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
U.S. Indicts 100 Persons in Computer Hacking and Bank Fraud Ring Based in U.S. and Egypt On October 7, 2009, U.S. enforcement authorities announced that a federal grand jury indictment in Los Angeles charged the largest number of defendants ever in a cyber crime case after a two year... Bruce Zagaris 25 12 2009-12-01 United States, Egypt Fraud, White Collar Crime, Financial Crimes, Computer Crimes
Swiss Government Arrests Polanski on U.S. 1977 Sex Case On September 26, 2009, the Swiss authorities arrested the film director Roman Polanski, 76 and a French citizen, as he arrived at the Zurich airport to receive an award at the Zurich Film Festival... Bruce Zagaris 25 12 2009-12-01 United States, France, Switzerland Administration of Justice, Extradition, Sex Crimes, Rape
U.S. Announces Results of Gun Runner Impact Team Initiative on Mexican Border On October 1, 2009, Deputy Attorney General David W. Ogden and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Acting Director Kenneth E. Melson announced positive results of ATF’s Gun... Bruce Zagaris 25 12 2009-12-01 United States, Mexico Immigration, Arms Trafficking, Drugs & Trafficking, Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement
EU Justice and Home Affairs Council Focuses on Migration Enforcement On September 21, 2009, at its 2962d meeting the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council focused on several migration enforcement issues...(more) Bruce Zagaris 25 12 2009-12-01 Europe International Organizations, Immigration, European Union
GAO Advocates Better Planning by U.S. Officials Abroad in Intellectual Property Work On September 30, 2009, the U.S. Government Accountability Office submitted a report to the U.S. Congress advising on the role strengthened planning by U.S. officials overseas working on intellectual... Bruce Zagaris 25 12 2009-12-01 United States, China, Thailand, India Money Laundering, Human Trafficking, Intellectual Property, International Organizations, Drugs & Trafficking, Fraud, Drug Enforcement
Multilateral Tax Convention Will Be Updated While OECD and FATF Prepare for Countermeasures On September 25, 2009, coincident with the G20 Meeting in Pittsburgh, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Council of Europe (CoE) announced plans to update their... Bruce Zagaris 25 12 2009-12-01 World, G-10 member countries International Organizations, Taxation, Tax Enforcement, International Cooperation, Tax Crimes, International Convention
OAS Adopts Anti-Corruption Reviews of Six Countries and Makes Recommendations On September 18, 2009, the Committee of Experts of the Follow-Up Mechanism for the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (MESICIC) of the Organization of American States... Bruce Zagaris 25 12 2009-12-01 Latin America and South America, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Corruption, International Organizations, Taxation, Bribery, Tax Enforcement, Tax Crimes
First Successful British Prosecution for Overseas Corruption Mabey & Johnson, the British bridge contractor that pleaded guilty in July 2009 to various charges of overseas corruption and breaching United Nations sanctions, was sentenced on 25 September... Louise Delahunty 25 12 2009-12-01 United Kingdom, Iraq, Ghana, Jamaica Corruption, Administration of Justice, United Nations

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